text_original: The history of the Byzantine Empire in the ninth century need not be told in much detail, as it has little direct bearing on the general course of European affairs. Nice  Nicephorus, the new Emperor, inherited a war with 802 811 the Caliph, the celebrated Haroun al Raschid, and with the new Emperor of the West, Charles the Great.
text_transcription: THE HISTORY OF THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE IN THE NINTH CENTURY NEED NOT BE TOLD IN MUCH DETAIL AS IT HAS LITTLE DIRECT BEARING ON THE GENERAL COURSE OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS NICAYPHORUS EIGHT O TWO TO EIGHT ELEVEN THE NEW EMPEROR INHERITED A WAR WITH THE CALIPH THE CELEBRATED HARUN AL RASCHID AND WITH THE NEW EMPEROR OF THE WEST CHARLES THE GREAT
phonemes: ðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌvðə bˈɪzɐntˌiːn ˈɛmpaɪɚɹ ɪnðə nˈaɪnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi nˈiːd nˌɑːt biː tˈoʊld ɪn mˈʌtʃ diːtˈeɪl, æz ɪt hɐz lˈɪɾəl dᵻɹˈɛkt bˈɛɹɪŋ ɔnðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl kˈɔːɹs ʌv jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən ɐfˈɛɹz. nˈaɪs nˈaɪsfɔːɹəs, ðə nˈuː ˈɛmpɚɹɚ, ɪnhˈɛɹɪɾᵻd ɐ wˈɔːɹ wɪð ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ɪlˈɛvən ðə kˈeɪlɪf, ðə sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd hˈæɹaʊn ˈæl ɹˈæskɪd, ænd wɪððə nˈuː ˈɛmpɚɹɚɹ ʌvðə wˈɛst, tʃˈɑːɹlz ðə ɡɹˈeɪt.